New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-16
&sry with Senator st a. IN istrerd sns sn n sss
6oor mat the mouth was conferred apoh uah eieh'
Sor she nurpose Of having foot thrust inteih
i'm GEORGE ANSWERS QUESTIONS
now POVERTY Is TO BE ABOLISHED.

Sv, ,,,,SrrSoroN ALSO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
ON TIE SUBJECT AT THE ACADEMY
r1snrv George dd the plain politics and economy ana
en-. Pow Father Huntington held up the religious ana
kotonal end at the Anti Poverty societys meeting ass
NIGHT In the Academy Of Music Some fresh attra0"V"s
IN the way Of violin solos and chorussngins wei' a
baered but the crowd rather smaller 'nsn ISL ISL
and tbere was scarcely enough revolutionary 'a'Hs
TO threaten lifting off tho roof The applause We" go
,,,ar,x hearty over Mr. Georges Free-Trade
ano Father uuntincton's defence OF the truly retsO
character Of the now anti-poverty crusaoe A"0 '
was smaller too than last Sunday hign"
Father Huntington was down on tne PiVei"
nha,rnon Of tho meeting He sent word however lha'
n. Gid M. come until after his regular church ser
Sicas william T. Crosdae TOOK MS P'aoo
tamnorarily. and with Mr. George as
nsual at the front. the proceedings
went brIskly Tho big crowd mas not oe.ome NV
vet of raising pandemOnium at every menuoh Vi III
McGvnr II an enthusiastic starter for speech 70
ring the changes on the good Doctors popularity ana
Henry George gave the audience the chance tha' /.
wanted In his first sentence Our president, salu
tna clever taiker and red-bearded prophet OF
tne new crusade-and the usual hubbuo broke
nnt ali over tho house men waving their hats. women
their parasols and handkercheis all stamping the moor
and cheering the top of their lungs Inc gooo Pies
MeGlynn" the speaker began again. ana again lis
voice was drowned for two minutes In the uproar.
When it got quiet at last Mr. George went on 10 say
that DIR McGIynn had addressed vast audience last
Wednesday night Pttsburg this ne crusade ana was
addressing another audience ON the same topic that
night in st Louis BY Wednesday ne wo o b 1e mem
Sers of the An-Poverty society, and from the sunday
after he would act as chairman regularly aV INC
the weekly public meetings in the Academy H.. 49,.
Another good priest OF another denomination, out
SsnS Duo in bis place to speak against poverty He
himself had to take train for Canada aughterI pc
back again however [Morelaugherl SO, after giving
brief outline OF what the AntPovery Society proposed
fayV
H. object and plans he would cut loose and leave
the meeting to the others Here are some OF III Tue
objects; MA, y, oovsrtv On earth. Thecauso
is the OF an his hOi bo Se 81 nature
SoHay for All men Instead allowed them to become
s Of a U Ias SeaTa IN
OF the galleries. and the audience laughed heartily S
Pine Sds the ss1s eome there win be
psDs ~ Sad "a e pd hsst and dying
they robbed from the start OF their Just
Some Of the questions and in the running de-
bate which followed were as follows o.. .h,. roo.r,
O-Why are SPECTATORS selling seats TOT TINS meeting
on the Irving Place sidewalk Al don't know how
that happened Wen have to make better arrangements
q am a supporter Of the protective tariff Would
the United Labor pa 5Sw hs%e any M" authority
TO speak for the United Labor party. For myself
30 American labor is humbug and fraud
What il really means is protection TO monopoes, What
Of great free republic to line her coasts and frontiers
with custom houses When have real free trade at
home invite free trade with the rest OF the world
3ree trade means in the analysis, free production
am for free trade but not for British free trade Nor
am for free trade for revenue only want 10 see All
taxes abolished and all revenues raised oy taxing aha
O-How are you going TO abolish the pawn DrOking
system A-By producing state or things IN whlch
DO will be poor that he Will nave 70 pawn any
thing. Loud applause 49,, -. -,
O@What the difference between British free trade
rand your free trade A-Brsh free trade - Only
partial There custom houses In England and they'd
look through your baggage pretty quick especially
They thou ght you were an Irishman- Laughter ,
O-Ihe farmers complaining or being oYertaXed
now How would your scheme help them
Alt would not help mere landowners and specula-
tors The small working farmers would be 6enented,
unjmproved Western land. Then, too, taxes would
hft largely the outlying districts to the cities and
towns Inc farmers VOC. MouS oe on ~, IanS O."
Father Huntington had come IN while MI George was
answering the last of the questions and the
for Mayor away abruptly. rather Huntington
made the final address, He said, among other things
One made against us hs, surprised me pro
fo1ndy had a T a 70 are &c eSous in
trying abolish poverty beyond me some people uhR
thing The Bible says that got to be poor The
poor ye have always with YOU Yes we've heaG thn LOT
$500 years but needn't lob man OF ha ms eiihgs
put him In a live be sure having the poor WIN
us always applause Christ came INTO the word u aSosn
only the church failed TO do It's work mat we
have 10 face problems OF poverty now II Is an
Insult God and 10 Christ 10 say that was our Makers
purpose TO keep mems bodies cramped ana pen. e eyes
beared and d their minds unte ahG debase Just or the
sake OF the poor being with always Applause 49,
We have been tan6ted with wearing clothes Laugh
obs aTe loosnk little to those Who haven't perhaps
rag their backs We have practical remedy now ssnst
here thai poor such misery and sickness
sin What need IS strong concerted action 70 1ng
Inheritance that rightuly belongs 10 theh
Applause
The Rev. Hugh O. Penteeost OF Newark. will speak at
the meeting next sunday night Dr. McGlynn VIII pre-
side at the meeting the members only at Cooper Union
on Wednesday night